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1992Q-0451525655Signet Classics 1992-10-06. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Signet Classics paperback
1984963T1London: Hamish Hamilton 1984. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine. 8.5" by 6.5". William Caxton. Two smart first editions of this collection of fables attributed to Aesop edited by the Gascoignes with Caxton's original illustrations. Two volumes of the same work. First Gascoigne edition. With Caxton's original illustrations printed in celebration of the five hundredth anniversary of his edition. Illustrated with colour images throughout. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. With the illustrations of William Caxton an English merchant diplomat and writer thought to be the first person to introduce a printing press into England in 1476. He is credited with printing over one hundred books including the first English translation of Aesop's Fables 1484. Edited by Arthur Bamber Gascoigne an English television presenter and author who was the original quizmaster of University Challenge and his wife Christina Gascoigne an English photographer artist and editor. In the original paper covered boards. Externally very smart with light wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also very smart with light wear only. With a handmade card chemise in excellent condition. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot to the fore edge and minor age toning to the extremities. Near Fine Hamish Hamilton hardcover
1976962Y36London: The Scolar Press 1976. Cloth. Near Fine. 11" by 7.5". Not Stated. A superb copy of this limited edition facsimile of William Caxton's edition of Aesop's Fables complete with chemise and slipcase. A very scarce limited edition facsimile of William Caxton's 1484 edition of Aesop's fables. Limited to 500 copies of which this is number 317. Reproduced from the copy in the Royal Library Windsor Castle. With an introduction by Edward Hodnett.In the original rough cloth binding with leather spine label. This copy is also handsomely presented in uniform chemise inlaid with decorative marbled paper and slipcase both with paper spine labels. Caxton was an English merchant diplomat writer and most importantly thought to be the first person to introduce the printing press into England in 1476. His was the first translation of these classic fables and is complete with a series of woodcuts throughout. Chemise and slipcase provided by Eric Sweet a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style.Loosely inserted are a series of materials including a postcard informing Eric Sweet of this book a dated written receipt and newsletters from The Scolar and Alliance Record. In the original rough cloth binding with leather spine label. Together with uniform chemise and slipcase both laid with paper spine labels. Externally excellent with only minor pink marks to the front board. Chemise and slipcase are also excellent with a couple marks to the chemise spine label. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine The Scolar Press hardcover
19541004349New York: Museum of Modern Art 1954. First trade edition of one of the most graphically striking modern editions of Aesop adapted from the limited edition of the same year signed and dated by Antonio Frasconi. Featured fables include "The Hare with Ability and the Tortoise with Staying Power" "The Jackdaw with Eclectic Plumage" and "The Flattered Raven and the Crafty Fox." Bursting with energy Frasconi's linocut images provide a comic counterpoint to Glenway Wescott's deadpan "narration" of the fables: the stag "took refuge springing amid the underbrush where his proud headgear entangled him. There as he struggled with the desolate sound of the hound coming closer and closer in a flash he developed a better sense of values." The Books of Antonio Frasconi 9. A near-fine copy in original publisher's envelope scarce signed. Side-stapled pamphlet measuring 8.25 x 6 inches: 32. Original buff pictorial wrappers printed in red and black. Linoleum block illustrations printed in black throughout text. Signed and dated "July 9 '75" by Antonio Frasconi at title. Upper corner lightly bumped. Housed in publisher's red envelope with ghost of price label. Museum of Modern Art unknown
1994963H2New York; London: North-South Books 1994 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 13.5" by 9.5". Gisela Dürr. An artfully illustrated first edition of 17 of Aesop's best-known fables with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume comes with the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This volume is a first edition.This edition contains 17 of Aesop's best-known fables including titles such as: "The Cat's Party" "The Tortoise and the Hare" "The Empty Head" "A Dress for the Moon" "The Fox and the Stork" "The Goose who Laid Golden Eggs" "The Lioness and the Vixen" and many more.Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally excellent. Dust wrapper very smart with just one or two minor handling marks. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine North-South Books hardcover
192996168William Heinemann / Doubleday Doran & Co 1929. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Arthur Rackham. 7th printing. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Covers shelfworn. William Heinemann / Doubleday, Doran & Co hardcover
1983962T83Bucks: Ginn Publishing 1983-1995. Paperback. Fine. 8.5" by 8". Val Biro. Eighteen very smart volumes of fables attributed to Aesop retold and illustrated by Hungarian children's author Val Biro. Ten volumes. Illustrated throughout. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Each volume contains two of these classic tales. Retold and illustrated by Balint Stephen Biro a Hungarian children's author artist and illustrator. This collection is arranged into three sections of six volumes being: Fables 1-6 1995. Eleventh impression. The Fox and the Crow; The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs; The Donkey in the Lion's Skin; The Boy Who Cried Wolf; Town Mouse and Country Mouse; and The Boy and the Lion. Fables 7-12 1995. Nineth impression. The Ducks and the Tortoise; The Eagle and the Man The Donkey in the Pond; The Man His Son and the Donkey The Donkey and the Lapdog; and The Farmer and His Sons. Fables 13-18 1995. Third impression. The Lion and the Mouse; The Fox and the Stork; The Hare and the Tortoise; The Sick Lion; The Monkey and the Fishermen and The Bear and the Two Friends. With a clamshell case bound by Eric Sweet a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. In the original pictorial card wraps. Externally excellent. With a cloth covered clamshell which is also in excellent condition. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine Ginn Publishing paperback
1975736095310Avenel 1975. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Binding is lightly shaken; Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Avenel hardcover
1919851T63London: William Heinemann 1919. Cloth. Good. 8" by 6". Arthur Rackham. A scarce neat collection of Aesop's fables illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham. Scarce work. Fourth impression 1919. Originally published 1912. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and twelve colour plates with tissue guards and many black and white images. Collated complete. Aesop's fables a collection of fables credited to Aesop a slave and storyteller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Translated by V. S. Vernon Jones an American translator. With an introduction by Gilbert Keith Chesterton an English writer philosopher Christian apologist a literary and art critic. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham an English book illustrator who is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally smart with light bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Cloth lifting slightly to the rear board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot or tide mark. Good William Heinemann hardcover
19121240601.03<p>William Heinemann London 1912. Very Good. 4to hardcover. No dj. Vg condition. Attractively rebound copy in green buckram over silk boards paper spine title label replacing original perished leather label. Limitation statement signed by Rackham on the half-title verso. Contents clean no marking or writing; binding square and tight. 13 tipped-in color illustrations collated all present; numerous black and white illustrations in the text.</p> William Heinemann, London hardcover
19285422London: Ernest Benn. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. Hardcover. No signatures. Boards protected in loose-fitting non-adhesive plastic jacket. ; Number 45 of an edition of 50 numbered copies printed on hand-made paper and specially bound. vi 52 pages. Blue boards with vellum spine. Gilt border decoration on front board. Page dimensions: 255 x 195mm. Top page edges gilt. Selected contents: A Fox and a Raven; A Lion and a Mouse; A Dog and a Shadow; A Sheep and a Crow; A Smith and his Dog; A Man and a Satyr; A Bull and a Ram; A Bat Birds and Beasts; A Wolf in a Sheep's Skin; Death and an Old Man. ; 4to . Ernest Benn hardcover
1990963T5New York: Marrow Junior Books 1990-1991. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 11.5" by 8.5". Robert Rayevsky. Two very smart first edition volumes of these illustrated and retold fables attributed to Aesop with one volume signed by the author. Two volumes. First editions retold in verse by Tom Paxton. Androcles and the Lion is signed by the author to the title page. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Retold in verse by Thomas Richard Paxton an American folk singer-songwriter. Illustrated by Robert Rayevsky a Russian-born American artist and illustrator. This set contains: Belling the Cat and Other Aesop's Fables 1990. First printing. Including stories such as: The Night Singer Town Mouse and Country Mouse and Many Friends. Androcles and the Lion and Other Aesop's Fables 1991. First printing. Including stories such as: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing The Bald Knight and The Tree and the Reed. Belling the Cat is bound in the original pictorial paper covered boards with Androcles the Lion being bound in the original full cloth binding. Externally excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine Marrow Junior Books hardcover
1995Q-0965231224Book-of-the-Month Club 1995-03-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Book-of-the-Month Club hardcover
1998Q-0140446494Penguin Classics 1998-03-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Classics paperback
1936148561London: George G. Harrap and Company Ltd 1936. Signed limited edition of Aesop's Fables. Royal octavo bound in full vellum with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels marbled endpapers vignette title-page illustrated with engraved plates and decorations. Boldly signed by illustrator Stephen Gooden on the colophon page at the rear. One of 525 numbered copies this is number 304. In fine condition. Translated by famous and influential translator Sir Roger L'estrange. Illustrated by Stephen Gooden. Housed in a custom cloth over vellum slipcase. Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica is a collection of fables credited to Aesop a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse origins the stories associated with his name have descended to modern times through a number of sources and continue to be reinterpreted in different verbal registers and in popular as well as artistic media. The fables originally belonged to the oral tradition and were not collected for some three centuries after Aesop's death. By that time a variety of other stories jokes and proverbs were being ascribed to him although some of that material was from sources earlier than him or came from beyond the Greek cultural sphere. George G. Harrap and Company Ltd hardcover
1984Q-0823405109Holiday House 1984-09-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Holiday House hardcover
1924962Y34London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd 1924. Leather. Fine. 9" by 6.5". Percy J. Billinghurst . A beautifully bound volume of Aesop's Fables decorated throughout with illustrations by Percy J. Billinghurst. A handsome later impression of this illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables including 'The Lion and the Mouse' 'The Stag and the Horse' and 'The Boasting Mule'. In a handsome modern rebind of quarter morocco decorative paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. Held in the binder's uniform clamshell with a spine title label. From the translation of English pamphleteer Sir Roger L'Estrange and with an introduction by British author of 'The Wind of the Willows' Kenneth Grahame. Strikingly illustrated throughout with full-page drawings by Percy J. Billinghurst. Bound by Eric Sweet a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. Rebound in quarter morocco with decorative paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. In the binder's uniform clamshell with spine title label. Externally lovely. Clamshell has a hint of shelf wear otherwise excellent. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd hardcover
1928962T68London: Ernest Benn Limited 1928. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7.5". Marcus Gheeraerts. A smart first edition of this collection of fables and myths adorned with lovely illustrations after Marcus Gheeraerts. Twenty-four fables of Aesop and others collected into one volume the first trade edition. Illustrated throughout. Including classic tales of 'A Fox and a Raven' 'The Hares and the Frogs' 'A Fox and Grapes' and 'A Man and a Satyr' among many others. Rendered into English by Sir Roger L'Estrange an English pamphleteer author courtier and press censor best known for his polemical pamphlet 'An Account of the Growth of Knavery'. Illustrated after the designs of Marcus Gheeraerts a Flemish artist working at the Tudor court described as "the most important artist of quality to work in England in large-scale between Eworth and van Dyck". In the original full cloth binding. Externally smart with light wear to the extremities and minor fading to the spine and board edges. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Ernest Benn, Limited hardcover
1991963H12Unknown: Joie Inc. 1991. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 6.5" by 7". Shogo Hirata. Eight vibrantly illustrated volumes of Aesop"s Fables skillfully rebound into a single volume. Rebound in brown cloth with charming gilt star decoration.This edition comprises eight volumes each containing a selection of fables by Shogo Hirata published in 1991 by Joie Inc. in the UK. First UK edition. First edition thus.These volumes have been bound into a single volume by Eric Sweet.These volumes consist of:A Mouse's Gratitude The Foolish Tiger & the Foolish Leopard Outsmarting the Cat.A Crow in Borrowed Feathers The Boy Who Cried Wolf.A Greedy Dog The Gold Axe and the Silver Axe.A Mouse's Wedding A Fox and Grapes An Ant and a Dove.A Cowardly Bat A Donkey and a Foolish Wolf A Crow that was Tricked.Country Mouse and Town Mouse The Money King.The Hare and the Tortoise A Foolish Miller and his Donkey.Ants and Grasshoppers Three Oxen and a Lion.Each work features numerous vibrant full-page and in-text illustrations from Shogo Hirata a Japanese illustrator renowned for his adaptations of classic fairy tales and fables.Bound by Eric Sweet a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style. Rebound in brown cloth. Externally lovely. One or two very faint handling marks to boards. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. The odd spot close to fore edge. Near Fine Joie, Inc. hardcover
1940963T8London: Puffin Picture Book c1940. Paperback. Good Only. 7" by 8.5". Not Stated. A scarce copy of this collection of fables for children with bright illustrations throughout. Scarce work. A Puffin Picture Book. Illustrated with colour throughout. A collection of Aesop's fables retold in simple language for children including: The Old Man and His Donkey The Dog and His Bone and The Proud Bull Frog. Aesop was a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Adapted by Sheila Hawkins a British author and illustrator. Dated from the Victoria and Albert Museum Libraries. In the original pictorial paper wraps. Externally worn with both the front and rear pages detached but present. Light wear to the extremities with minor sunning. The first page is also detached but present. Internally generally firmly bound with the odd page loosening and a split to the spine. Pages are very bright and clean. Good Only Puffin Picture Book paperback
2000Q-0866116788Baronet Books 2000-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Baronet Books hardcover
1996Q-0140369848Puffin Books 1996-02-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Puffin Books paperback
1912180219011London: William Heinemann 1912. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. Deluxe limited edition; copy #540 of 1450 signed by Arthur Rackham on the limitation page. Publisher's buckram cloth stamped in gilt. Very Good. Cloth lightly soiled darkened at spine lightly toned and with light staining to edge of rear cover. Dark stain to gutter at top margin of roughly the first third of pages stain to bottom for edge margin to last several leaves and endsheet. Thirteen full-color plates mounted on brown paper with captioned tissue guards all present. William Heinemann hardcover
1946962H22New York: Archway Press 1946. Cloth. Near Fine. 9" by 6". Philip Grushkin. A very scarce beautifully reproduced hand-written and illustrated edition of the Fables of Aesop by Philip Grushkin with the publisher's original slipcase. In the publisher's original cloth binding.With the publisher's original slipcase.This edition is notable for its handwritten calligraphy and red decorative illustrations by Philip Grushkin reproduced for publication as part of "The Scribe" series from the Archway Press.This edition includes 18 fables and 34 illustrations collated complete.Philip Grushkin 1921-1998 was a book designer educator and art director. He is well-known for his book design work for a number of publishers including Harry N. Abrams where he also worked as Art Director and Vice President.Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Slight discolouration to spine. Very slight bumping to extremities. Slight offsetting to endpapers with minor age toning and one or two spots. Slipcase generally smart. Rubbing to boards and the odd handling mark in particular a circular mark to the upper left corner of the front board. Previous owner's inscription to front board. Rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in loss to patterned paper boards. About 1cm of loss to board at the head of the opening. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if a little age toned. The odd spot to fore edge. Near Fine Archway Press hardcover
1990104558Santa Cruz CA: Peter and Donna Thomas. As New in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. Hardcover in full green title stamped suede in gilt titled slipcase. Printed in a limitation of 50 copies this being #6; each fable Illustrated by Donna Thomas on facing; printed in letterpress by Peter Thomas on hand-made paper. 12mo. Unpaginated. Fine . Peter and Donna Thomas hardcover
